To many of us who grew up during The Great Depression of the
1930s, however, it seemed our mothers could actually accomplish
such miracles when it came to cooking!

Yes, growing up in the depression was rough, but most of us
had Moms who could turn whatever food we had into something "so
good"... rejected clothing into something "brand new".

Janet Van Amber Paske has captured the essence of those times
and happenings in an emotional book entitled, "Stories
and Recipes of the Great Depression."

It's been said that the "good old days" would probably
kill off half of today's generation in a week's time.

Maybe - maybe not.

It's difficult, however, for the present generation to understand
the strange changes that went through our country in the 1930s.
It was a turning point in our history.

Drought - Locusts - Grasshoppers

It was a time when drought turned the land into a dust bowl.
What crops the drought didn't destroy, locusts or grasshoppers
did. You could hear them coming... like the core of a frightening
storm, a steady ominous hum getting louder and LOUDER.

It was a time when everything was dirt cheap - but, no one
had any money to buy anything.

Raisins were 5 cents a pound, but you seldom had the 5 cents.
Double-dip ice cream cones were 5 cents each, but you didn't
have the nickel.

It was a time when taxes were 25 cents an acre per year. There
was always a worry trying to find the funds to take care of this...
knowing the farm wouldn't be yours for long if it was neglected.

We Ate the Weeds

When the gardens burned up, only weeds grew. Then, we ate
the weeds.

Mrs. Paske tells about a farmer in Minnesota who shipped a
freight car load of sheep. When he got his check, he found it
didn't pay for the shipping. He owed 37 cents more than the sheep
brought!

During the Depression we learned to survive for days on bread
and milk or bread and gravy.

It was a time when corn meal was a staple... when some relied
on it more than others and became experts at different preparations
and variations. Among many people's favorite was Buttermilk Johnny
Cake - known in some sections of the nation as "fried cornbread".

Life Was Simple

Yes..., the depression was a time when life was simple...,
when friends and neighbors cared about one another.

A time when nothing was thrown away... we ate what was fixed.
We never said "Yuk" about food or we would have surely
been disciplined.

It was a time when women helped the men in the fields and
with chores. Morning, noon, and in the evenings... the women
also made the meals and did other household work... almost never
sitting down.

A sad time - maybe - but we didn't know it then!

It was a time when caring and sharing was a way of life taught
by example. Children grew up with concern for others.

Memories Like the Rushing Tide

If you are a child of the Depression... Mrs. Paske's book
will bring back memories that will surge over you like the rushing
tide.

You'll want to pass the book onto your daughters, grand daughters
and great-grand daughters. Show them how you lived and help them
learn to prepare the tasty dishes you knew as a youngster. Then
if times ever get that tough again, they'll know how to "make
a silk purse from a sow's ear" in the kitchen and help their
family survive.

If you are from a later generation... you'll love learning
how your parents, grandparents or earlier ancestors "got-by"
in those difficult days.

Here's what others think
of
Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression

I love your Geat Depression cookbook! The stories, the
warmth, the grit, the make-do, the self reliance. Every generation
may need a great depression so it can help us find out what we
can do.Ellen Wyman - Palo Alto, California

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for writing your book
as you did. It is fantastic and as each page is read, it causes
a lump in my throat.B. Achmann - Muskego, Wisconsin

It was a time when we as a nation really hurt. It was a time
when people probably hurt more than any other time in our collective
history.Dr. Carl Haywood - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

Thanks a million for doing what historians didn't. We all
have a need to know what families did, not just what industry
did, during bad times.Lorraine Nooyes - DePere, Wisconsin

How absolutely marvelous. I cried, I laughed, I remembered
and I got hungry.Beulah Tufton - Wolf Point, Montana

Brings Tears To Your Eyes

You'll get "bring tears to your eyes" stories and
scads of "make-do," but delicious recipes. If you're
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